Huh? I disagree with this entire post.
Illinois Hoops Recruiting Thread
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We have a short list of names at the 5? Doesn’t seem to be much movement there which is surprising to me.
sacraig
- The desert
I mostly agree with this. Recruiting and transfer rankings are largely put together by a bunch of glorified bloggers whose careers are not on the line if they underrate or overrate a recruit. The coaches whose careers ride on evaluating talent are likely to have a better idea of the actual value a player brings.
That's not to say that a coach can't wildly overrate a player or find a player that has been overlooked by others and therefore doesn't have a strong offer list, but it's likely still a better indicator than 247 rankings.
does that random twitter guy who said he's going to Xavier an hour ago actually have a source or am I gullible
I mean sure. There are also black swans. It's disingenuous to say there is no correlation between swans and the color white.
So you believe that the staff have seen something that the national guys haven't. Fair enough. I trust the staff enough to give them the benefit of doubt.
I mean, pretty sure we’re the #1 ranked transfer class, so… both? Yeah, both. Feels good, don’t it
Re Maddox being a coach's son, I'd encourage anybody to watch some of this game. This is some late 80's eastern conference finals ball being played in the south suburbs. Sheeesh.
I don't expect that to hold once the top ranked guys commit
Say it right, BONNY-ville
A lot of these rankings tend to factor in a guy's NBA potential, as well as years left to play. Maddox is too small to be a big time NBA prospect and will be a 5th year player.
Nevertheless, it's not hard to see what Brad and Co. like about him. The dude has played a lot of college basketball, has the ability to make tough shots in traffic, knock down open threes, and make his free throws at an elite rate. He has won everywhere he has played.
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
Thanks. Yeah, I agree. Conwell is money. He's got a really nice looking shot. Hopefully Jake ends up being our Conwell... perhaps that's where staffs' heads are?
Wrong. This is the opposite from what we have been being told and seeing. If we get maddox, solid wing and a 5 we going to be good.
Its going to be more of a balanced attack than last year. Look at Uconn, they didnt just have one dude going off, it was a whole team effort.
Pretty sure that's because of the volume of transfers versus the PERCEIVED quality. Quality probably isn't the right word, as it makes the players sound like commodities, but you get the drift. When the top names start flying off the board, we'll drop.
Not rebuilding. Stop.
Na man. John Groce is coaching Akron, and Bruce works for BTN. We back!
Joel Goodson
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David Jones, please
A small part of me is in this camp too. We have a really, really good player with Boswell, but then a lot of role players and/or pieces that still need to be developed. The amount of production out of those guys is always a wait and find out approach. I'd put Maddox in that category as well. We seem to be chasing a guy that we won't really be sure of what we're getting(if gotten)
If we don't get at least two PROVEN scorers at the high D1 level....this sure feels like a low floor/solid ceiling group.
Keeping my fingers crossed that we're going to see some high profile guys coming our way.
Joel Goodson
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guessing it's an either or deal (but, yeah, having both would be sick)
Noblesville Illini
- Nappanee, IN
No more Pontiacs made. Have to go this route….
Krombopulos_Michael
- Aurora, Illinois (that’s a suburb of Chicago)
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